Ma Dukes Needs Your Help! Please Donate.

September 26, 2008 | by K-Fresh | Permalink

The Giant Peach, a California-based company created as an avenue for the production and distribution of music, artwork, and clothing from independent artists (mainly hip hop oriented), have just set up a donation fund via Paypal for Maureen Yancey (Ma Dukes), the mother of the late James Yancey (J. Dilla) on their MySpace page at myspace.com/thegiantpeach.

Maureen Yancey gave birth to one of the greatest producers of our generation, James Yancey aka Dilla. She suffers from Lupus, the same disease which claimed the life of her child. Lupus is an auto-immune disease which results in cell and tissue damage and a host of related medical issues.

Mrs. Yancey is currently struggling to pay for her own medical bills and to keep her household running after the loss of one of her children. She reached out to us in an attempt to contact the fans that were supporters of her son & his music. Please consider donating to her today.

Please note: this is NOT a tax-deductible donation, and this is in no way related to the Dilla Foundation or the estate of James Yancey. There are no administration fees related to your donation. You will be donating directly to Mrs. Yancey. Thank you!

For those of your who don't want to pay through Paypal and/or just want to send some sort of correspondence/letters to Ma Dukes, you can send it to the following address:
Maureen Yancey
8281 E. Brentwood
Detroit, MI 48234

And if you want to know the current state of the J. Dilla estate and Maureen Yancey's thoughts on it all, there were a couple stories in L.A. Weekly earlier this year that explains it all.

READ: Who's Biting J. Dilla's Beats? by Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)
READ: An Interview With J. Dilla's Mother, Maureen Yancey by Jeff Weiss (LA Weekly)

LINKS: J. DILLA MYSPACE | THE GIANT PEACH MYSPACE